Arnica chamissonis
Less.
Leafy leopardsbane
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers - spice
The flowers are used as a bitter spice to flavour liqueurs.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Alaska, Canada, North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A herbaceous plant in the daisy family (Asteraceae) found in temperate regions, grown for its flowers.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Arnica chamissonis, the Chamisso arnica, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is very similar to Arnica montana. Arnica chamissonis is native to North America and naturalized in parts of Europe while A. montana is indigenous to Europe.
Names & Synonyms
Arnica bernardina GreeneArnica bruceae Rydb.Arnica celsa A. NelsonArnica exigua A. NelsonArnica foliosa Nutt.Arnica greenei A. Nelsonand several others
References (1)
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 50
